The Denver Broncos trailed entering the fourth quarter against an opponent. Stop me if you have heard this before.
In typical Broncos fashion, the team came alive on both sides of the ball. Denver got into the endzone twice in the final frame, and Nik Bonitto' strip-sack of Bryce Young late in the fourth quarter gave the Broncos the ball back to ice the game.
Denver beat the Carolina Panthers by five points, earning another one-score win. The team has now won 16 one-score games in a row. 16!
Denver Broncos have won 16 one-score games in a row, an NFL record in the regular season
In the 2025 and 2026 seasons, the Broncos have now won 16-straight one-score games in a row, which breaks a tie with the Peyton Manning-led Indianapolis Colts in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Broncos stand atop this insane stat and have turned into, very arguably, one of the most clutch teams this century.
To take a trip down memory lane, let's look at the one-score victories here dating back to the 2025 campaign:
2025
21-17 over Eagles, Week 5
13-11 over Jets, Week 6
33-32 over Giants, Week 7
18-15 over Texans, Week 9
10-7 over Raiders, Week 10
22-19 over Chiefs, Week 11
27-26 over Commanders, Week 13
24-17 over Raiders, Week 14
34-26 over Packers, Week 15
20-13 over Chiefs, Week 17
2026
20-13 over Jaguars, Week 2
30-26 over Rams, Week 3
23-17 over Chargers, Week 5
17-14 over Seahawks, Week 6
28-24 over Chiefs, Week 8
26-21 over Panthers, Week 9
The Broncos already have six one-score wins this year. Since the start of the 2025 season, quarterback Bo Nix has 10 fourth quarter comebacks and 13 game-winning drives. As this streak was building in 2025, a lot of us were probably in the same boat in thinking that this wasn't going to be able to keep up for much longer.
The razor-thin margins would surely get smaller, right?
I guess not. Sure, the Broncos might end up losing a one-score game here in the near future, but what if that doesn't happen...?
Every elite, Super Bowl-contending team in the NFL has an identity. For the Broncos, it's the defense, and also clearly the clutch play late in games. This team has thrived in these moments for a year and a half now, and it even spilled into the playoffs against Buffalo last year.
At the end of the day, the Broncos keep doing it, and while it might not be the most peaceful way for us as fans to watch the game, the results are still there. Now 7-2 for the second season in a row and 21-5 since the start of the 2025 season, the Broncos have an identity, have leaned into it, and don't appear to be letting up anytime soon.
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